Floor Heating Systems Installation Hilliard OH

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Electric Radiant Floors

You want to look for a product that can be installed in a single layer of thinset cement rather than two layers. This is faster and easier. You also want to find a product where the fiberglass (or other supporting material) forms an umbrella protection over the resistance wire so that your trowel can glide over the fiberglass net without risk of nicking the wire. Some products weave their wire over-and-under a fiberglass net. In that case the resistance wire will always appear on the surface and you face a greater risk of nicking the cable with your trowel ·Thickness of the cold-lead wires that connect the heating rolls to the thermostat: You want the thinnest cold-lead wires available (1/8" thick), so you can easily cover them with thinset cement like the heat resistance wire. If the cold-lead wires are thicker you will need to chisel a grove in the cement slab, or use a circular saw to cut a groove in the plywood sub-floor or backer board to maintain the floor level flat.

· Length of the cold-lead wires: You want cold lead wires that are long enough to connect to the thermostat without additional cut-&-turns of the roll to bring the roll closer to the thermostat.

·Vendor Technical Support Look for a vendor who will design an installation layout customized to your own floor plan. Understand that the heat will not extend very much laterally through conduction. In most cases the heat will extend 1.5" away from the wires but not more.